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Clifford Mulenga
Personal information
Full name	Clifford Mulenga
Date of birth	5 August 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Kabompo, Zambia
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Forest Rangers F.C.
Youth career
	Chiparamba Great Eagles
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2008	University of Pretoria F.C.
2005	→ Örgryte IS (loan)
2008–2009	Bidvest Wits
2009	→ Thanda Royal Zulu (loan)
2009–2010	Mpumalanga Black Aces
2010–2012	Bloemfontein Celtic
2012–2013	SuperSport United
2013–2014	Mpumalanga Black Aces
2014–2015	Ajax Cape Town
2015	ZESCO United
2015–2016	Moroka Swallows
2016–2017	Mbombela United
2017–2018	Jomo Cosmos
2020-	Forest Rangers F.C.
International career
2005–2012	Zambia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:46, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

Clifford Mulenga (born 5 August 1987) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Forest Rangers F.C.^[2]

Career

Mulenga was born in Kabompo, Zambia.

was part of the Zambian 2006 African Nations Cup team who finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.^[3]^{[citation needed]}

Mulenga is known to be a quick and creative winger whose qualities have been praised as rare and akin to Zambian great Kalusha Bwalya. When playing for the Zambian U-20s he caught the eye of several European clubs most notably Spanish giants Real Madrid and PSV Eindhoven. His silky skills were demonstrated especially against the Nigerian U-20s at the African Youth Championships when his team lost in the semi-finals, a game which saw him give a man of the match performance only to be blighted by receiving a red card as a result of a petulant altercation with one of his opponents.^{[citation needed]}

Prior to the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations a dispute arose as to which club Mulenga belonged to University of Pretoria F.C. claimed he was on their books however he caused controversy with the Zambian press when the nation's football authority FAZ, announced he was to join Israeli side Maccabi Petah Tikva from Örgryte IS the Swedish side which acquired him on loan from the University of Pretoria.^{[citation needed]}

On 2 February 2008, Mulenga was named The 2007 Glo-CAF Young Player of the Year beating off competition from Congo Brazzaville's Franchel Ibara and Nigeria's Oseni Gani both of whom have been touted as future African stars.^[4]^{[citation needed]}

The deal with Maccabi Petach Tikva fell through and he signed for Premier Soccer league team Bidvest Wits. In July 2009 he was trial by Maccabi Petach Tikva again but the club decided to not sign him.^[3]^{[citation needed]} He consequently signed for the Mpumalanga Black Aces.

He has also played for Bloemfontein Celtic and SuperSport United.

Mulenga returned Mpumalanga Black Aces in September 2013 on a three-year contract.^[5] In August 2014, he signs a contract with Ajax Cape Town for one season.^[6]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Zambia's goal tally first.^[2]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	1 June 2005	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Gabon	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2.	25 May 2008	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Iran	1–2	2–3	Friendly
3.	17 January 2010	Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola	Cameroon	1–0	2–3	2010 Africa Cup of Nations
4.	9 February 2011	Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini, Swaziland	Swaziland	4–0	4–0	Friendly